Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-01
THE VERMONT PHOENIX BRATTLEBoRo FRIDAY July l. 1887

Under the consolidation Of internal reve-
nue. collection districts Deputy Collector j
A. Lillis yesterday turned over the business
and papers Of his office 10 J. A. Brown Of
! Burlington, the deputy in charge Of the
| consolidated Vermont district During Mr..
/ Lillis s term Of two years in office he has
collected a little over Sl7. 600 of revenue.
most Of it from the tobacco industry Of this
section. This sum is nearly one third Of
the whole amount collected in the state
during that time. Under the new admins
tratiOn Of the collection business A. j Sib-
ley who was ex-Collector Spears deputy
at Montpelier, will be the travelling deputy
OF the Vermont district.
BY no means the least enjoyable feature
Of the two weddings at the Unitarian
church this week was that sustained bv the
organist Of the church Miss Belle Clark.
who ON each occasion gave musical pro
gram embodying some very choice selec-
tiOns
The Valley Mill company have done a
commendable thing in procuring Deder-
lex hay press Of large capacity, 10y means
of which the farmers Of this vicinity and
about the county can have their hay press
ed at home, and the $40, 900 or thcreabouts
now annually expended for pressed hay
press was first put in operation yesterday
at G. +. Alexander's farm III Guilford,
where it can be seen for the next few days
The same company have just added 10 their
mill new G-roller grain mill which pos
sesses advantages over the old style of mill
and IL capable Of grinding 60 bushels Of
corn per hour
Peter Chase exhibited Wednesday, June
goth, handsome, full -grown and well ri
pened specimens Of his Vermont tomato
The variety is of Mr. Chase's own urigina-
ton and may justly lay claim to being the
hAndsomest earliest and best
The asylum summer retreat was opened
for the season last Monday, when tt party
Of fifteen patients went up To- enjoy it, de
ightful comforts and surroundings. The
camping OUT season for male patients open
ed two weeks ago, and twice each week
parties Of 10 10 % 20 10 Camp Comfort
TO spend the whole day in the open air.
The members Of the High school gradu.
ating class felt II just pride in the programs
which were distributed 10 their friends ON
Monday evening The title page was spc.
cially engraved with design embodyiug
the class emblem and motto. and the ar.
rangement and letter press throughout were
highly creditable 10 the good taste aud skill
of Hildreth ~ Fales the young men who
have succeeded 10 D. Leonard's job print
ing business.
a reception was given at the Universal
list church parlors Wednesday evening to
Rev. and Mrs lllman and Mrs. a. j. Hines.
an elder member of the society who has re
Gently returned from Kansas. a large
number of the people of the parish were
present and the affair was IA pleasant social
success. Refreshments consisting of cream
and strawberries and cake were served
Mr. and Mrs Edwin Goudnuw. for eight
years well known and respected residents
of this town, leave to morrow for resi-
dence in Lynn, Mass.
Charlie, 6-years-old son Of W II. Vel
come, while at play Wednesday. trippei
himself, fell and sustained bad compound
fracture Of his arm.
Mr. Geo. y. latimer Of the Harvard iii
vinity school, who preached at the Unita
rian church last Sunday, has been invited
to preach for the society during August
and September, and has accepted the iu.
vitatiun.
Thorn's hop and burdock tonic business
has gone into hands which assure the sue
cess Of promising branch of business,
G. D. Odell has bought "a lot Of land on
cemetery hill.
The following is a list Of letter, remain
ing IN the Brattleboro post-otiice july I
Women Mr. MARY Barrett Mn Ihrls. Dr,r,I-r.
Pauline Dudley -. Mrs Flora Gpuiilr Mrs SaraI
Houghton, Anna d Mills Nellie D.Duuu,II
Mn " O'Gilve. Ethel rillsbu-y. Mr. i j.
Pierce Annie Richardson Alice Smith Mr. Al.%-
Sauya, Bridget " alshr Mr. Levi Walker. Cora ].
Young
Nen-Aarou Bass..tt William Brooks. j
Clark. Clark Ellsft Howard. r n Holding
Michael Gordon. . Horace Hunting. ~ q Howe,
Walter Hines Nathan q Pierce, i Proctor j VI
it-.bles J : fruutl. A Saugus Mr. nnd Nfs g.
II Thompson. TAYLOR. W Tyler. A NJ White.
G. Ward. tt, Squir' !. Whitoumh